Last December Beijing took umbrage at Turnbulls comments and subsequent introduction of legislation to

counter

foreign interference which appeared to be directed in large part at China

Last December Beijing took umbrage at Turnbulls comments and the subsequent introduction of legislation to counter foreign interference which appeared to be directed in large part at China

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Beijing and Canberra should be cooperating in the South Pacific and not be cast as strategic rivals Chinas top diplomat said on Thursday after Australia launched a multibillion dollar fund to counter Chinas rising influence in the region

WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Thursday but remained on track to keep gradually tightening borrowing costs as it pointed to a healthy economy that was marred only by a dip in the growth of business investment